Israel, widely believed to have the Middle East’s only nuclear arsenal, says little time remains before Iran achieves a “zone of immunity.”

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa on August 8.

The two men attached importance to signing of an agreement on economic, scientific and technical cooperation.

Talks are underway with Tehran, reps of Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy and Seoul’s knowledge economy ministry said.

Karen Bekaryan said Moscow came up with no new initiatives on Karabakh problem since Russian presidential race.

Syrian forces claimed to have captured the Salaheddin neighborhood after “annihilating” most of the insurgents.

The congress, whose members took an oath led by Salim, will now name a new chairman while the NTC will be disbanded.

Armstrong, who celebrated 82nd birthday, underwent cardiac bypass surgery on Aug. 7 after a health checkup.

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan tied a game vs. Sweden’s Nils Grandelius inWorld Junior U20 Chess Championships round 7.

Cleaners on London Underground are to launch a 48-hour strike in a dispute over an Olympic bonus payment.

David Hayrapetyan beat Turkey’s Ferhat Pehlivan 19:11 to make it to Olympic men’s 49 kg boxing semifinals.

Melik Janoyan showed 72.64 m. result to come 18th in group B at London Olympics qualification round.

This hasn’t discouraged the ex-leader’s family members from spending their summer vacation in Greece, Zhoghovurd says.

Ma Long and Zhang Jike won their individual ties before the latter and Wang Hao earned victory in the doubles.

EIB expressed readiness to allot USD 50 mln. to repair Vanadzor-Bagratashen 92 km highway (border with Georgia).

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan beat China’s Yu Yangyi in Athens-hosted World Junior U20 Chess Championships round 6.

Tigran Sargsyan met with delegation of German state of Hesse, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Jörg-Uwe Hahn.

Armenian National Assembly vice-speaker Hermine Naghdalyan met with the delegation of German state of Hesse.

Central Electoral Commission distributed posts of election commission chairmen and secretaries for upcoming local elections.

Serzh Sargsyan said that despite the post-crisis period, trade turnover between Russia and Armenia hit billion.

Vladimir Putin said prospects for increased cooperation in the framework of the CIS, CSTO were also discussed.

Organization of defense army units’ military duty, as well as frontline fortification boosting measures were in focus of meeting.

In early July, Armenian media outlets disseminated information on possible surge of Russian gas starting October 1.

Development of Russian-Armenian economic relations by 2020 will be in the focus of the commission, Putin said.

The film centers around 18-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, so-called “Barefoot Bandit” who became cult hero after committing a string of crimes.

The film will focus on political collision of Lincoln and powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and end of Civil War.

Haas and Nalbandian put on a remarkable display of serving in second set, taking score to 6-6 and forcing a tie-breaker.

Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated from Haikui’s path as it approached, the third tropical cyclone to hit China’s east coast.

Misha Aloyan (52 kg) scored 23:13 win against Puerto Rico’s Javier Cintron to make it to the Olympic semifinal.

Rhys Meyers will play Valentine Morgenstern, described as powerful but insane Shadowhunter looking to make the world pure at any cost.